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France is in debt, King Louis XVI tries to tax the Second Estate bu the nobles refuse to pay
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BastilleThe Storming of the Bastille
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Estaes generalEstates General meets for the first time in approximately 175 years
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The French Revolution Begins
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Tennis court oathThird Estate proclaims themselves the National Assembly; National Assembley swears the Tennis Court Oath
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declarationNational Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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National Convention declares that France will be a republic and not a constitutional monarchy
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Austria and Prussia issue a declaration warning against harming the French monarchs and hint that any such action would provoke war
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PalaceMob storms the Tuileries Palace and throws Marie Antoinette and her children in prison
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King Louis XVI executed by guillotine
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reign of terrorThe Reign of Terror is unleashed by the Committee of Public Safety; led by maximilien Robspierre
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Robespierre and his supporters are executed; The reign of Terror Ends
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Napoleon faced off against a mob of royalists trying to regain power in Paris
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National Convention writes a more restrictive constitution; only male property owners could vote
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The French Revolution Ends
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emporerNapoleon takes control of the French government
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Louisiana PurchaseNapoleon sells the Louisiana Terrirory in North America to the United States
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Napoleon emperorNapoleon crowns himslelf emporer of France after a plebiscite
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Hati
Saint Domingue (hispanola) declares independence from France, names their new nation Hati -
Spain and Portugal'
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Napolon attempts to invade and take over Russia, is forced to leave Moscow
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Napoleon was defeated in Leipzig
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Allies enter Paris in triumoh and force Napoleon to surrender and is exiled to Elba
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King Louis XVIII France recognizes Louis XVIII, brother of executed Louis XVI. Napoleon manages to come back to France, Louis XVII flees to Belgium in fear, Napoleon arrives in Paris on March 20 to cheering crowds, and the eHundred Days begin
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Napolon defeatAllied forces defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
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Congress of Vienna meets to redraw the map of Europe
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Napoleon dies in exile
